Pintu Manjhi @ Pintu Kumar Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32251 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2023 Thana- GAYA KOTWALI District- Gaya ====================================================== Pintu Manjhi @ Pintu Kumar Manjhi S/O Ramotar Manjhi R/O VillageMastpura, P.S- Bodhgaya, Distt.- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Parmanand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 157 of 2023 instituted for the offence under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3.

Prosecution case in short is that while the informant along with his friend was going to board on train at about 2:50 A.M., they were intercepted by three unknown persons, who snatched one Apple company smart phone and gold chain of the friend of the informant and fled away. 4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 30-04-2024. Petitioner bears three criminal antecedents, as per disclosure made in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32251 of 2025(2) dt.12-05-2025 2/3 paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. No T.I. parade has been conducted in this case. It is lastly submitted that charge sheet has already been submitted. Other co-accused has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 04-09-2024, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 60146 of 2024. 6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 157 of 2023, subject to the following conditions:

(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32251 of 2025(2) dt.12-05-2025 3/3 (II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T